WWE Raw 26th of August 2024

In-Ring Segment: The Judgement Day
Women’s World Champion Liv Morgan tells the crowd to all rise for The Judgement Day. The crowd groans. Finn Bálor throws to a video package, highlighting the damage they did to Rhea Ripley and Damian Priest. Carlito adds that the beatdown was cool. JD McDonagh adds that what happened last week was a long time coming. Bálor notes that they didn’t betray Ripley or Priest. Ripley and Priest betrayed them. Morgan says if Ripley weren’t so self-absorbed, Morgan wouldn’t be where she is now.
After “Daddy Dom” and Morgan beat Ripley and Priest at Bash in Berlin, Ripley will know that Morgan and Dominik are always on top. Dominik tries to speak and gets booed out of the building. Dominik yells that Morgan has done things for him that Ripley never has. The crowd boos louder. Dominik announces that he’s entering the Intercontinental Championship contender’s tournament with Morgan’s support.
Rey Mysterio and the LWO interrupt. Mysterio tells Dominik that he’s a lost soul. Dominik is out of control. At least when Dominik was with Ripley, one of them had balls… and it wasn’t Dominik. Someone needs to put Dominik in his place. A brawl breaks out. The LWO clears the ring. Dragon Lee gets launched over the top by Wilde. Lee lands on The Judgement Day at ringside.

Eight-Man Tag Match: The Judgement Day (Finn Bálor, JD McDonagh, Carlito, and Dominik Mysterio) vs. The LWO (Rey Mysterio, Dragon Lee, Joaquin Wilde, Cruz del Toro)
The LWO takes turns working over Carlito. After a cheapshot, Carlito forces Cruz into The Judgement Day’s corner. Carlito and co beat down Cruz. Cruz tags in Wilde. Wilde lands a facebuster. The LWO clear the ring. Lee, Wilde, and Cruz set up a triple dive spot. Bálor and the rest of The Judgement Day move further up the ramp to avoid the dive assault. Lee and Cruz slingshot Wilde off the second rope halfway up the ramp onto The Judgement Day. After the break, Wilde is getting worked over by The Judgement Day. Wilde manages to tag in Mysterio while Dominik is in the ring. Mysterio sends Dominik flying with a head scissors.
Seated senton by Mysterio. Dominik tries a sunset flip. Mysterio rolls through and lands a dropkick. Mysterio goes up top. Dominik cut his father off. Mysterio blocks Dominik’s suplex. Sunset Flip Powerbomb by Mysterio. The ring fills up. Dominik is left in the ring with the entire LWO. Dominik is sent flying over the top rope. Every member of the LWO lands a dive. Mysterio blasts Dominik with a 619. Mysterio goes up top. Bálor distracts the referee. Morgan pulls Dominik out of the ring while Mysterio tries a frog splash. Dominik rolls Mysterio into a la magistral cradle for the win.
Winners- The Judgment Day
After the match, The Judgement Day attacks Mysterio. Rhea Ripley and Damian Priest make the save.

Backstage, The Miz is interrupted by Bronson Reed. Reed tells Miz that Bran Strowman being in Reed’s business is Miz’s fault. Once Reed destroys Strowman, he’s coming back for Miz.

Backstage, Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods are on the same page. They have two chances to bring the IC title to the New Day tonight. Woods says he understands why Kingston tagged Odyssey Jones instead of him last week. Kingston reiterates that Jones was closer. Woods understands.

The Pure Fusion Collective (Zoey Stark and Shayna Baszler) vs. Damage CTRL (Iyo Sky and Kairi Sane)
Sky does a series of flips to avoid a strike from Stark. Baszler pulls the second rope as Sky hits it, causing her to trouble out of the ring. While the referee is distracted, Deville clubs Sky outside of the ring. After the break, Sky manages to tag in Sane. Sane gets a near fall after a fling forearm off the top. Sane traps Baszler in a triangle.
Baszler counters with a powerbomb into an ankle lock. Sane kicks Baszler away. Stark gets a blind tag. Baszler blasts Sane with a running knee. Springboard missile dropkick by Stark. Stark sets Sane on the top. Sane pushes Stark off the top. Zelina Vega hops the barricade and attacks Deville. Sane crushes Stark with the InSANE Elbow, while Sky catches Baszler with a triangle moonsault. Sane pins Stark.
Winners- Damage CTRL

In-Ring Segment: Drew McIntyre
McIntyre mocks CM Punk and the way he cuts his promos. The crowd boos as McIntyre sits in the middle of the ring and asks if he has our attention now. He’s just here to tell the truth: CM Punk is scared of him. Why does Punk keep attacking McIntyre from behind? The crowd are just enablers for Punk. The crowd enables Punk every time they chant his name.
McIntyre notes that every scar he puts on CM Punk’s body during their strap match is everyone who chants his name’s fault. CM Punk’s music hits. Punk whips McIntyre with the strap from behind. The fight spills outside the ring. Security separates both men. McIntyre escapes through the crowd. Punk beats up the security staff with the strap.

Intercontinental Championship Tournament Match: Kofi Kingston vs. Jey Uso vs. Karrion Kross w/Scarlett
Jey and Kingston take turns stomping Kross in the corner. After some debate, they decided to stomp Kross together. Jey whips Kingston into Kross for a dropkick. After Kross rolls out of the ring, Jey rolls Kingston up for a near fall. Kross pulls Jey out of the ring. Clothesline by Kross. Kingston takes out both men with a trust fall off the top. After the break, Kingston boom drops Kross and Jey simultaneously. Kingston tries Trouble in Paradise. Kross duck, Jey doesn’t. Kingston destroys Jey with the kick. Jey eventually surprises Kross with a Spear. Jey crushes Kross with a Uso Splash for the win.
Winner- Jey Uso

In-Ring Segment: Randy Orton
Orton puts Gunther over as a legend, and he knows that he’ll be in enemy territory at Bash in Berlin. It doesn’t matter. The difference between Orton and Gunther is that Orton has been humbled. The WWE Universe watched Orton grow and evolve into the man he is today. This match didn’t have to be personal, but Gunther wanted to bring up Orton’s demons. Well, the demons Orton has faced are tougher than Gunther will ever be. Orton pledges to humble Gunther.

Braun Strowman vs. Bronson Reed
As soon as the bell rings, Strowman lands a dropkick. Strowman pounds on Reed in the corner. Strowman whips Reed into the other corner. Reed explodes out of the corner and floors Strowman with a lariat. Rollins senton by Reed. Strowman fires up. Crossbody by Strowman. Reed responds with a crossbody off the second rope. Strowman rolls out of the ring. Reed surprises Strowman with a suicide dive. After the break, Reed DDTs Strowman. Reed goes up top. Strowman cuts Reed off and tosses Reed to the mat. Big boot by Strowman. Strowman tries a powerslam, but Reed escapes. Reed stuns Strowman on the top rope.
Reed says he’s done and tries to leave. As Reed walks up the ramp. Strowman follows. Reed sends Strowman into the LED board. Reed goes backstage. As Reed waits for Strowman to appear, he picks up a trashcan. Strowman walks through the curtain, and Reed tosses a trashcan that hits Strowman in the face. Reed tries to escape. Strowman catches up and chokeslams Reed on the hood of a car. Strowman pounces Reed over the hood of a car. Reed hits Strowman with a pipe. Strowman ends up draped across the hood of another car. Reed climbs a ledge and flattens Strowman with a Tsunami on the roof of a car. Adam Pearce appears and screams for medical help.
No Contest

Intercontinental Championship Tournament Match: The Miz vs. Xavier Woods vs. Pete Dunne
Woods and Miz toss Dunne out of the ring. Woods and Miz battle. Dunne returns and stomps both Miz and Woods. The fight spills out of the ring. Miz walks the barricade and hits a tornado DDT on Dunne and a dropkick to Woods. After the break, Woods big swings Dunne. Miz DDTs Woods and Dunne simultaneously. Woods fires up gut-busters Miz. Woods Powerbombs Dunne on top of Miz. Miz kicks out. After everyone lands a big move. Dunne pulls the referee out of the ring after Woods hits the Limit Break Elbow. Dunne tosses Woods out of the ring, hits the Bitter End on Miz, and pins him.
Winner- Pete Dunne

Backstage Damain Priest says that instead of playing the victim at Bash in Berlin, Dominik and Liv Morgan will be victims. Rhea Ripley drops a line in Spanish. Priest translates that they are Dominik and Morgan’s devils… and they are coming for them.

Uncle Howdy vs. Chad Gable
Gable looks pensive as Uncle Howdy takes off his ring jacket. Gable lands a few strikes and screams that he’s not afraid of Howdy. Howdy levels Gable with a lariat. After the break, Gable misses a diving headbutt. Gable and Howdy trader strikes. Gable back body drops Howdy over the top. Diving Clothesline by Gable. Gable tries a tackle outside the ring and ends up getting back body dropped. Howdy crushes Gable with a hip attack against the barricade. Howdy clears the commentary desk. Gable counters Howdy with an Angle Slam on the commentary desk.
Gable rolls back in the ring and tells the referee to count. Howdy breaks the count at 9. Gable lands an exploder suplex off the top. Howdy kicks out. After a series of German suplexes, Gable tries the Chaos Theory. Howdy puts on the break and does the Bray Wyatt corner taunt. Ivy Nile distracts the referee while Howdy calls for Sister Abigail. Gable reverses it into an ankle lock. Howdy escapes. The Creeds hit the ring and attack Howdy. The rest of the Wyatt Sicks make the save. Howdy catches Gable with Sister Abigail for the win.
Winner- Uncle Howdy